Category: Environment

Nor’westers affect normal life in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) Normal life in several parts of Odisha was affected due to Nor'westers accompanied by rain and…

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Modi, Dutch PM to hold bilateral summit on Thursday

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral summit with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte…

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Illegal online sales of endangered wildlife rife in Europe

London, May 23 (IANS) The online sale of endangered and threatened wildlife was rife across Europe, ranging from live cheetahs,…

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Sunny Wednesday in Delhi

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) It was a sunny morning on Wednesday in the national capital with the minimum temperature…

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Hawaii volcano lava reaches geothermal plant area

Honolulu, May 23 (IANS) Relentless lava flow from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano which had erupted 19 days ago, has now reached…

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NGT seeks details on Char Dham project

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday called upon the Centre to submit a detailed status…

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Canal cleaning to shield Bangladeshis, Rohingya refugees from monsoons: UN

Rome, May 22 (IANS/AKI) A major canal dredging and renovation project is underway to protect local residents and refugees in…

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UAE marks International Day for Biological Diversity

Dubai, May 22 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined the world in celebrating World Biodiversity Day on Tuesday. It…

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At 46 degrees, Delhi gripped by heat wave, scorching week ahead

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A heat wave officially struck the national capital on Tuesday with the city seeing a…

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US Supreme Court to hear fishermen petition against IFC-funded Tata Power project

Washington, May 22 (IANS) The US Supreme Court has agreed to look into the so-called immunity provided to the International…

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Severe heat wave conditions engulf Haryana, Punjab

Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Most parts of Haryana and Punjab reeled under severe heatwave conditions on Tuesday with temperatures soaring…

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Central team to assess ecological damage from sugar mill discharge

Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) A central team will assess the ecological damage caused by discharge of effluents by a sugar…

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Japanese climber dies on eighth Everest attempt

Kathmandu, May 22 (IANS) A Japanese climber, who lost nearly all his fingers in an attempt to climb Mount Everest…

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Forest cover in Bengal up, says Mamata on Biodiversity Day

Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The total forest and social forestry cover in West Bengal has been raised to 12,358 hectares…

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World’s largest amphibians face imminent threat of extinction

Beijing, May 22 (IANS) The critically endangered Chinese giant salamander, well known as the world's largest amphibian, now faces the…

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NGT asks about steps taken to protect Hastinapur sanctuary

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday sent a notice to the Centre and the…

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Kerala tourism to unveil world’s largest bird sculpture

Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Kerala tourism will inaugurate the world's largest bird sculpture, Jatayu Earth's Centre, here on July 4,…

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Pakistan, World Bank begin talks on Kishanganga dam in J&K

Washington, May 22 (IANS) Pakistan and World Bank have started talks here over the recently-inaugurated Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu…

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‘Clean air plan lacks sector-specific emission reduction targets’

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The proposed National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) would be of "no use" as…

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25 years of conserving biodiversity in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

By Janita Gurung & Pradyumna J.B. Rana This year marks a quarter century of the ratification of the Convention on…

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